I cant be bothered to always have it plugged in and turn it on and then find the cord and stretch it all the way to my laptop. I have a cramped desk and right now I have a 500g that isnt USB powered and I never use it, it's just too much of a hassle. I want something that I can use to back up my laptop on regular intervals and basically use like a big jump drive. My imoega just sits in my desk drawer - too big, heavy, have to plug into wall, etc. It's fine if I was say storing a bunch of video footage but day-to-day use is just... limited.Winston_Churchill wrote:
Other than Seagate's 1.5TB fiasco...
Why USB powered only? Really limits you in terms of size/cost
Simpler and while being more expensive they are also laptop drives which are more durable as a portable drive than a 3.5" desktop drive.Winston_Churchill wrote:
Other than Seagate's 1.5TB fiasco...
Why USB powered only? Really limits you in terms of size/cost
Simpler? Because it has one less plug? And he's plugging his laptop in anyways...jaymz9350 wrote:
Simpler and while being more expensive they are also laptop drives which are more durable as a portable drive than a 3.5" desktop drive.Winston_Churchill wrote:
Other than Seagate's 1.5TB fiasco...
Why USB powered only? Really limits you in terms of size/cost
Yikes, apparently they changed for the worse since I got mine. Mine works quite well (the previous model)Bevo wrote:
That western digital got terrible reviews on amazon.
My sis has the seagate linked in the OP (250g) and she seems to like it, so im leaning towards that. My mom has 12-15 ext HDDs with most of them seagate as well, so...
just wanted opinions, I think I'll ignore all of yours.
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I also have that Toshiba at 320GB. It's slow.Bevo wrote:
Thinking about either
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-FreeAgent … pg__header ($95)
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-500-Porta … amp;sr=8-1 ($87)
The seagate looks a bit nicer and got slightly more favorable reviews. Anyone with experience?
laziness, portability... my laptop isn't my gaming machine and doesn't always stay plugged in.Winston_Churchill wrote:
Simpler? Because it has one less plug? And he's plugging his laptop in anyways...jaymz9350 wrote:
Simpler and while being more expensive they are also laptop drives which are more durable as a portable drive than a 3.5" desktop drive.Winston_Churchill wrote:
Other than Seagate's 1.5TB fiasco...
Why USB powered only? Really limits you in terms of size/cost
I highly doubt theres a significant difference in durability, I've dropped full sized externals with no problem. Also, I know a lot of people who had problems with their USB ports not supplying enough power and having to order a dual end USB cord, taking up 2 USB ports
I mean, if he wants one sure. But I really see no legitimate reason to get one other than lazinessYikes, apparently they changed for the worse since I got mine. Mine works quite well (the previous model)Bevo wrote:
That western digital got terrible reviews on amazon.
My sis has the seagate linked in the OP (250g) and she seems to like it, so im leaning towards that. My mom has 12-15 ext HDDs with most of them seagate as well, so...
just wanted opinions, I think I'll ignore all of yours.
thats the one ive got.Bevo wrote:
I went with the seagate 500g black.
Its from some 3rd party on amazon so it'll be a bit before I get the bugger, but I'll let you guys know what I think about it.
<3 xxx
Fixedm3thod wrote:
thats the one ive got.Bevo wrote:
I went with the seagate 500g black.
Its from some 3rd party on amazon so it'll be a bit before I get the bugger, but I'll let you guys know what I think about it.
<3 xxx
Truley pocket portable (slips inside breast pocket for train jouneys) awesome for loading porn movies onto for wanking away from home.
Bollocks they do. Close to Maxtor on failure rates.Morpheus wrote:
seagates make awesome drives.
Just sayin.
(I had one fall from about 4 feet. Still works)
